What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Material Planner position at DURR UNIVERSAL INC.?
Your Tasks:
Your Skills:
- Execute and manage Material Requirements Planning (MRP) activities within SAP.
- Monitor inventory levels, demand forecasts, and production schedules to ensure material availability.
- Analyze SAP MRP outputs and take appropriate actions to address shortages, excess inventory, and supply disruptions.
- Coordinate with Purchasing, Production, Logistics, and suppliers to maintain on-time material flow.
- Maintain accurate material master data, planning parameters, and inventory records in SAP.
- Track and report key performance indicators (KPIs) related to inventory, service levels, and supplier performance.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on inventory optimization and supply chain efficiency.
- Provide flexible support to the Spare Parts organization based on business priorities and customer requirements.
- Assist with part-number identification and cross-referencing for legacy and obsolete equipment.
- Support the identification of replacement, superseded, and alternative parts.
- Review inventory levels and help identify excess, obsolete, slow-moving, and critical spare parts.
Your Skills:
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, or related field preferred.
- Experience with SAP ERP, including MRP and inventory management functions.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and supply chain planning processes.
- Ability to work effectively across Engineering, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Finance, and Spare Parts organizations.
- Self-starter with a customer service focus
- Demonstrated leadership skills
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment
- Proficient with Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Knowledge of SAP is a plus (Business Intelligence is desired)
- Ability to understand and maintain project schedules
- Good time management skills
- Good organizational skills
- Good verbal communication skills
- Good technical writing skills
- Able to effectively communicate with engineering and estimating departments, contractors, suppliers, and customers
- Able to work well independently and in a team environment
- Able to technically define problems and propose solutions
- Adaptable to change in a learning environment
- Willing and able to work overtime, weekends, and holidays when necessary